Lee v Cho [2016] NSWDC 36

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lee v Cho [2016] NSWDC 36 Hearing dates: 25 February 2016 Date of orders: 25 February 2016 Decision date: 03 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Proceedings be dismissed pursuant to rr 13.4(1)(b), 14.28(1)(a) and 14.28(1)(b) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) and s 60 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW). (2) Plaintiff pay defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: TORT – defamation – plaintiff commences proceedings for publications outside limitation period – matters complained of not attached – one set of rolled-up imputations for an unspecified number of publications – failure to comply with orders granting leave to amend or to bring an application for extension of time – defendant's application for summary judgment granted Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-60 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 14B Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4(1)(b), 14.28(1)(a), 14.28(1)(b) and 14.30 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 Bi v Mourad [2010] NSWCA 17 Coren v Master Builders Association of New South Wales Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 244 Dank v Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club Ltd (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1850 Ghosh v Ninemsn Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 334 Kang v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2015] NSWCA 375 Mann v Carnell (1999) 149 FLR 298 Vilo v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Sperling J, 17 November 1995) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Hyung Sup Lee Defendant: Sam Yeol Cho Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Ms C Lin Defendant: Mr R Tassell (solicitor)